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Schools in Onekama Township · Onekama Consolidated Schools

Onekama Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Onekama Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.8K
▲ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
294 students on the public path
In brief

Onekama Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1248 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Onekama Township’s, its schools beat 47%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,754 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Onekama Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 56% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1248)Better than 47%
Towns in Manistee County (14)Better than 71%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 174 test results could put Onekama Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Onekama Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (174 in math, 174 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Onekama Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–12Onekama Consolidated SchoolsOnekama Consolidated SchoolsB

Onekama Township’s public schools are run by Onekama Consolidated Schools, which also serves Arcadia, Bear Lake, Brown and Manistee and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Onekama Consolidated SchoolsGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 294 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$18,754MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 45.4% · 174 students tested
Math32%
State average 33.6% · 174 students tested

Onekama Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Onekama Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Onekama TownshipBOnekama Consolidated Schools
ManisteeBManistee Area Schools K–12 · Onekama Consolidated Schools K–12
Bear LakeB−Bear Lake PK–12 · Onekama Consolidated Schools K–12
Arcadia—Onekama Consolidated Schools

All 3 neighbors share Onekama Consolidated Schools with Onekama Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Onekama Township

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Onekama Townshipby address
Onekama Consolidated Schools
Grades K–12 · Onekama
B
294 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Onekama Township’s schools

Are Onekama Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Onekama Township children attend outscore 56% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Onekama Township in?

Onekama Consolidated Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 294 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Onekama Township spend per student?

$18,754 in Onekama Consolidated Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.